Hong Kong's Third Year Undergrad Student Won National Championship of Job Hunting Competition 2012 and the Most Popular Candidate Award

HONG KONG, July 9, 2012 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- The ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) Job Hunting Competition 2012 -- China Grand Final was held last Saturday at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre with great success. After rounds of intensive competition, Harry Yung Ho-shu, third year student major in Professional Accountancy at The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK), won the National Grand Championship out of 2,000 contestants from Mainland China, Hong Kong and Macau.  He also received the "Most Popular Candidate Award" in the competition. Herman Mok Chi-kit, second year student of Professional Accountancy major at CUHK was named the first runner up. Heather Huang, second year student of School of Economics & Management with Accounting Major at Tsinghua University, Beijing, was named the second runner-up.

The top three winners of China Grand Final: (from left) Herman Mok (1st Runner-up), Harry Yung (National Champion) and Heather Huang (2nd Runner-up)

The Best Team went to the group of Herman Mok, Heather Huang, Tasha Tong Xiaochen, third year student of ACCA Bounded Class at Shanghai University of Finance & Economics and Charles Wang Huihong, second year student of ACCA Bounded Class at Sun Yat-sen University.

Dr Anthony Tyen, Council Member of ACCA and head judge of the China Grand Final, said that the Job Hunting Competition, held in its 9th year, aimed to give university students an opportunity to equip themselves with the skills essential for their future pursuit of desired jobs in the competitive recruitment market. In order to provide opportunities of practical experience for contestants, ACCA has partnered up with nearly 70 different corporations and organisations to provide over 100 internship opportunities for outstanding candidates in Mainland China.  ACCA also offered shortlisted Hong Kong candidates a two-day job shadowing placement opportunity in Shanghai. This year, the competition has successfully drawn applications from students of nearly 200 universities throughout China.   

The 12 grand finalists of the China Grand Final are the top three winners of the Beijing, Shanghai Guangzhou and Hong Kong regional competitions. They were divided into 3 groups and required to submit their proposals for a given simulated business case within two hours on the day of the China Grand Final.

This year, grand finalists were asked to analysis the business proposal submitted by a newly established online travel booking platform and then presented their recommendation report to the management of an investment bankers' consortium (judges). The panel of judges consisted of senior executives including the Big Four firms and assessed the performance of each contestant according to his/her analytical skills, team work and presentation skills.

The judges were unanimously impressed by the remarkable performance of Harry Yung, who revealed his leadership by balancing diverse ideas of his group members during the group discussion session. Yung also demonstrated his self-confidence and excellent presentation skills by answering judges' questions precisely. Yung also won the "Most Popular Candidate Award" by receiving the most number of votes from the audience.  

For more information about ACCA Job Hunting Competition 2012, please visit the following website:

http://cn.accaglobal.com/jhc2012

Notes to editors:

Winners of the China Grand Final:

Sponsors of the China Grand Final (in alphabetical order):

National Sponsors:
Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, Ernst & Young, Fortune International Group, KPMG,   Michael Page International, PwC, The Hong Kong Jockey Club, The Hung Hing Ying and Leung Hau Ling Charitable Foundation

Case Sponsor:
Tacsen Management Consultants Ltd

English Newspaper Media Partner:
South China Morning Post

Official Recruitment Partner:
Classified Post

About ACCA:

ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) is the global body for professional accountants. We aim to offer business-relevant, first-choice qualifications to people of application, ability and ambition around the world who seek a rewarding career in accountancy, finance and management. As the first global accountancy body entering into China, ACCA now has over 22,600 members and 42,500 students, with 7 offices in Beijing, Shanghai, Chengdu, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Hong Kong SAR, and Macau SAR.

Founded in 1904, ACCA has consistently held unique core values: opportunity, diversity, innovation, integrity and accountability. We believe that accounting professionals bring value to economies in all stages of development. We aim to develop capacity in the profession and encourage the adoption of consistent global standards. Our values are aligned to the needs of employers in all sectors and we ensure that, through our qualifications, we prepare accountants for business. We work to open up the profession to people of all backgrounds and remove artificial barriers to entry, ensuring that our qualifications and their delivery meet the diverse needs of trainee professionals and their employers.

We support our 154,000 members and 432,000 students in 170 countries, helping them to develop successful careers in accounting and business, with the skills needed by employers. We work through a network of over 80 offices and centres and more than 8,400 Approved Employers worldwide, who provide high standards of employee learning and development.

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